The Forklifts Have Nothing To Do!
Lessons in Supply Chain Leadership
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Joe Walden has over 30 years of military and commercial supply chain experience that includes establishing the distribution center in Kuwait to support Operation Iraqi Freedom and leading the US Army's Supply Chain Process Improvement Program. Joe retired from the US Army in 2004. He is the Executive Director of the Supply Chain Leadership Institute in Kansas City, MO and teaches supply chain and operations management courses for Webster University and the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. The Forklifts Have Nothing To Do! is the first of his three books on Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Leadership. He is also the author of over thirty papers and articles on Supply Chain Leadership topics and has given presentations on Supply Chain Leadership throughout the US and Internationally. Joe is an APICS Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management and has been recognized by the International Society of Logistics as a Demonstrated Master Logistician. He continues to reside with his Wife in Lawrence, Kansas.
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The Forklifts Have Nothing To Do! provides practical methods for improving supply chain operations. Colonel Joe Walden has spent more than 30 years leading and improving supply chain operations. Improving your supply chain will improve your bottom line, regardless of your industry.
His recommendations draw on examples in civilian industry and military operations, including his experiences in Operation Iraqi Freedom and his experience as a consultant to FORTUNE 500 Companies. The examples is this book demonstrate that supply chain operations in the military are very similar to supply chain operations in commercial industry. The successful management of supply chains in the military and corporations has the ability to improve operations for the organization and improve support for the customer.
About the Author
Colonel Joe Walden, Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CFPIM), is a career US Army Quartermaster Officer. He established the Theater Distribution Center in Kuwait to support Operation Iraqi Freedom and has made presentations worldwide on supply chain process improvements. Since his retirement from the US Army, Joe has served as teh Executive Director for the Supply Chain Leadership Institute in Kansas City. He is the author of three books on Supply Chain Leadership. Joe is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management for Webster University and is a Lecturer on Supply Chain Management for The University of Kansas.
He currently lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with his wife Kay. Joe provides classes on Supply Chain Leadership for FORTUNE 500 Companies and professional organizations. Joe is the author of two other books on Supply Chain Leadership and a text book on Operations Management. He served as the principle author for Warehousing and Logistics for the APICS - The Society for Operations Management Body of Knowledge. Joe served as the Director of Education for the Warehousing Education and Research Council.